Noble Schools reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(593 total reviews)
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Brenda Cora

90% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Noble Schools has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 593 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Noble Schools employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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593 reviews
3.0
May 13, 2014

Teacher

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Pros

Great learning environment, awesome kids, always challenging, and full of ambitious, young instructors.

Cons

Lack of employee retention due to high stress and perhaps to over-accountability and too much structure.

5.0
Mar 29, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Superb culture. Discipline issues are minimal or non-existent. Teaching is actually going on! Certain campuses have you engaged full throttle, with a Powerpoint and the expectation for you to teach the lesson in the teacher's absence. Other campuses have busy work for the students or pertinent videos/movies for them to watch. Most of the principals are VERY welcoming and will learn your name quickly if you are there frequently. I only encountered one principal in Englewood, who would barely acknowledge your presence or barely speak to you when spoken to. The number of students going off to college at many of the campuses are 100%.

Cons

Multiple people might contact you daily. The system needs to be centralized. Currently it is not. There is no way for one campus to be aware that you are working at another campus.

3.0
Jan 31, 2014

Students First; Administrative Support Staff Left Behind

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The test results year after year speak for themselves. Students achieve and excel at Noble. Nothing beats making a positive impact in the lives of others. The public school system should really take a look at Noble's formula and consider adopting some of their methods and practices. In addition, teachers seem enthusiastic and caring about their student's academic and personal progress. School facilities are clean, safe, and security is monitored closely. Noble also provides a healthy breakfast and lunch menu which for many students are their most robust meals of the day.

Cons

It has been an ongoing trend for the administration staff to feel un-engaged, over-worked (60+ hour work weeks) and under-compensated. Advancement in large part appears to happen by virtue of sheer politics, and very little by merit/hard-work and dedication. Employees see how much is spent on opening new facilities, and yet very little money is available for raises, bonuses and professional development except at the senior ranks. Poor management and bullying (by managers and co-workers) goes mostly un-noticed unless someone has been brave enough to say something (seeing colleagues in tears should really be a clue!)

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